Free Clinics Offer Players Pointers In Tennis, Soccer

Tennis and soccer players will get a chance to improve their abilities this weekend at free clinics.

Chuck Narvin will conduct a free tennis clinic at Gleneagles Country Club Saturday at 11 a.m.

Narvin, Gleneagles director of tennis, will be joined by Spike Gurney, president of the Florida Professional Tennis Association; Richard Verzaal, regional vice president of the United States Professional Tennis Association; and Astrid Suurbeek, the No. 1 U.S. player in the 35-and-over division.

There will be lectures, question-and-answer sessions and court drills.

Gleneagles is located west of Delray Beach on Atlantic Avenue, a half-mile east of Florida`s Turnpike and five miles west of Interstate 95. For information, call 498-2101.

The soccer clinic, for boys and girls 7 to 16, will be Sunday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at St. Andrew`s School in Boca Raton.

Many Palm Beach County coaches are expected to teach team strategy and give tips on passing, dribbling and shooting.

Following the clinic, there will be a single-elimination tournament featuring four ``all-star`` teams made up of players 13-15 years old.

St. Andrew`s is located just west of I-95 on St. Andrew`s Road between Glades and Yamato roads.

The clinic is sponsored by All Star Sports Camps and The Boca Soccer Supply Company. For information, call 471-2626.

(BU)

A free series of tennis clinics, featuring Prince rackets, will be held May 10 at Laver`s in Delray Beach.

The clinics are sponsored by the Florida Division of the United States Professional Tennis Association.

There will be 90-minute adult clinics beginning at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and a junior clinic from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The USPTA pros will have a round- robin from 1 to 3 p.m.

Each clinic is limited to 80 participants. For information and registration, call 272-2708.

(BU)

Maxine Bodman of West Palm Beach and Kathryn Brigham of Lake Worth will compete in the final of the Palm Beach County Women`s Bowling Association 200 Club at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lake Worth Lanes.

Bodman had 628 scratch and 726 handicap series and Brigham had 586 scratch and 691 handicap series in qualifying.

The tournament is sanctioned by the Women International Bowling Congress.

(BU)

Mercury X-Ray pitchers did not allow a hit in a pair of victories in the Boca Raton Major Little League last week. Chris Srynes was the winning pitcher in the 5-0 victory over Bonina Insurance, and Chris Robbins struck out 14 in the 8-1 victory over the Firefighters. Sam Keeny had four hits, including a home run, against the Firefighters.

(BU)

Students from Spanish River High School and the members of the South County American Red Cross will play the Boca Raton Fire Department in a benefit softball game at 3:30 p.m. May 4 at Meadows Park in Boca Raton.

Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for children under 12. Proceeds will go to a fund to help Ethiopia.

(BU)

Greens fees at the Delray Beach Municipal Golf Course will be cut from $12 to $7 for Delray Beach residents and from $15 to $10 for non-residents Wednesday. The rates will be in effect until Oct. 1.

For information on rates and membership, call 278-0315.

(BU)

A women`s slowpitch softball league is being organized by the Boca Raton Parks and Recreation Department. Interested coaches and players should register at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 NW Crawford Blvd., from May 6 through May 14. Monday through Friday registration is from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday registration is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The $275 entry fee and a complete roster -- including name, address and phone number -- must be submitted when registering.

The league will run from early June through August.

For information, call 393-7807 or 997-0701.

(BU)

A ``Sporting Life`` exhibit, sponsored by the Science Museum of West Palm Beach, will be on display through Tuesday at the Singing Pines Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd., Boca Raton. The exhibit helps to explain the science of sports and how sports can enrich the mind and body. The donation is 25 cents for children, $1 for adults. For information, call 368-6875.